I opened up our discussion by providing some basic information about US government, campaigns, and elections, and then gave an overview of the 2010 Mid-Term elections and why they are important. I then explained the importance of Florida as a battleground state -- and Tampa Bay, the anchor of the I-4 Corridor!
Our speakers included
Ramsay McLauchlan, Chair of the Democratic Party in Pinellas County, Florida and a former Democratic elected official and
Leslie Waters, former Speaker Pro Temp of the Florida House of Representatives and a Republican elected official
Our speakers gave the attendees (mostly political science and law students and faculty, but there were also guests from the community as well) an overview of the races in Florida (we talked mostly about the Governor's and US Senate races), discussed campaign finance, fundraising, third party expenditures, media, television advertising, negative ads, voter contact (mail, phones, canvassing), GOTV and Election Day activities, polling, turnout projections, and more
Ramsay and Leslie each joined us from their offices, and each showed attendees examples of lit pieces, door hangers, newspaper headlines, buttons, bumper stickers, yard signs. All of which I have back home, none of which I have in Moldova -- but students were able to see everything, thanks to this amazing videoconference!!
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